Abstract:

In this study, it is aimed to determine whether there is a difference between the science-based entrepreneurship levels of secondary school students and their critical thinking dispositions in terms of various variables. For this purpose, the correlational research model was used. The data of the study were collected from 522 secondary school students studying in a secondary school in the city center of Uşak in the 2020-2021 academic year. Students in the sample, were determined by using appropriate sampling method that one of the non-random sampling methods. In the study, “Science-Based Entrepreneurship Scale” developed by Deveci (2018) and “Critical Thinking Disposition Scale” adapted into Turkish by Kılıç and Şen (2014) were used to collect data. According to the data obtained from the results of the study, there is a positive relationship between students' science-based entrepreneurship levels and their critical thinking dispositions. Besides, there is no statistically significant difference between students' science-based entrepreneurship levels and critical thinking dispositions depending on their gender. It has been found that there is no difference between students' critical thinking dispositions depending on the grade level they study. It was also determined that 8th grade students' level of entrepreneurship towards science is lower than the students in the other grade.

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